Mayor Sheila Dixon has turned the formal gardens in front of City Hall into a 2,000 square foot vegetable garden, with produce going to feed the poor. And it WILL be beautiful, says designer Angela Treadwell-Palmer (photo right). The help of Master Gardeners will be essential in the planting and upkeep of this high-visibility garden that replaces bedding annuals. Nice!
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The growing of vegetables? Yes, a move planned before the White House garden was announced. Sustainable landscaping on a prominent public site? No word yet.